The Finnish police issued a European Arrest Warrant (EAW) for the family that has been missing from Ostrobothnia since May 2024, said police on Friday.
The EAW will enable intensified cooperation between authorities and search efforts outside of Finland as well.
The Ostrobothnia Police continues criminal investigation regarding the missing family, but no significant breakthrough has been made so far, said police, adding that the investigation is progressing as planned.
The parents are suspected of aggravated criminal deprivation of liberty, aggravated human trafficking and aggravated assault.
One of the suspected offences is unlawful taking into care of a child, which may be reclassified as child abduction if the family is found abroad.
The police’s primary goal is to ensure the safety, well-being, and legal protection of the children, said police.
This is an exceptional and complex case in which the authorities have been working persistently and thoroughly for over a year.
At the time of their disappearance, the family had nine members including seven children — born between 2007 and 2021, a father and a mother.
The mother was expecting another child at the time of disappearance.
Earlier this month, the Ostrobothnia District Court has remanded in absentia the parents of the family.
- Missing family
- European warrant
- Ostrobothnia
Source: www.dailyfinland.fi
